If you've checked Archive::Tar, you'll see that the last version of Archive::Tar to be released is .22.

The last available version that works on windows is .071.

As the module's documentation on cpan states, it was only in

Version 0.20 Added class methods for creation, extraction and listing of tar files. No longer maintain a complete copy of the tar file in memory. Removed the data() method.
I've tried compiling .20 among all the lastest versions of this module, but none of them work, and it appears as though the module isn't being maintained anymore.

I suggest you try another module, like Archive::Zip (i don't know if it's plagued by the same problem), or just forget working with a module altogether (just work with the tar utility)

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In reply to Re: Archive::Tar Memory Consumption by PodMaster
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